Providing Education, recreation and a focal point for community activities for those of and interested in the Little River area.Welcome to the online home of the Little River Mechanics' Hall and Free Library Inc. - a rare survivor of its class.
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The Little River Mechanics' Institute and Free Library was established in 1910. Since then the Hall has been used for a range of functions. The heritage interior pays tribute to local males and females who gave war service, displays distinctive centenary decorations from 2010 opposite a gilt roll of all Hall and Library office holders with their dates of service. The Library has been continuously opened to borrowers since 1911, in the same room, with the same shelves and as with the Hall, the same community style ownership.
The small rural township of Little River lies midway between Melbourne and Geelong, nestled in the curves of the Little River with the peaks of the You Yangs range rising from the plains in the background.
The town is built on a history of grazing and agriculture that runs back to the time of the squatters and the origin of Melbourne settlement and road and rail between Melbourne and Geelong.
The small rural township of Little River lies midway between Melbourne and Geelong, nestled in the curves of the Little River with the peaks of the You Yangs range rising from the plains in the background.
The town is built on a history of grazing and agriculture that runs back to the time of the squatters and the origin of Melbourne settlement and road and rail between Melbourne and Geelong.